Scientists at the Museum of New Zealand are set to dissect the rare colossal squid, weighing 495kg, that was caught in the Ross Sea late last year. The knife should descend tomorrow sometime, Wednesday 30 April 2008. Catch the action on live webcams (even now from 5 different cameras) on site at:

http://www.r2.co.nz/20080427/rotate-1.asx

or here:

Webcast retransmission

A retransmission of the last hours of the webcast are available here:
http://www.R2.co.nz/20080427/squid-1.asx

Check it out even now as they prepare for the big event.

Scientists are preparing for a live online dissection of this rarely seen 495kg colossal squid at the Museum of New Zealand.

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